We are Mrs. Lasko’s seventh grade Spanish class from Carbondale Middle School. As a way to demonstrate our language abilities, and wrap up our most recent unit, we wrote reviews of our favorite restaurants in the Roaring Fork Valley. We hope you enjoy testing out your Spanish and perhaps visit one of our favorite restaurants! […]
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Snow League brings global competition to Aspen
Photos and test by Jonathan Suni The Snow League (TSL), undeterred by drought, returned to Aspen on Feb. 27-28 — bringing the world’s top snowboarders together for a halfpipe competition. Professional snowboarder Shaun White created TSL to give athletes the opportunity to shine and thrive season-long, not just every four years at the Winter Olympics. […]
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Mature Content: The view from my window
By Susan Rhea “I see friends shaking hands, saying, ‘How do you do?’ They’re really saying, ‘I love you.’” -Louis Armstrong, “What a Wonderful World” I live on a busy Carbondale corner. From my “everything” table, no longer just for dining, I look out three large windows at the local world. I see children playing […]
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Why the wooden stakes?
Red Hill Council update Visitors to Mushroom Rock Trail may have noticed an increase in wooden stakes and boundary lines along sections of the trail. These markers outline closure areas where a test-case revegetation project was initiated by volunteers during the fall of 2025 in order to protect and restore the trail and surrounding landscape […]
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VOICES Radio Hour: Love at a distance
Samuel Bernal is a journalist born in Mexico City who has lived in Colorado for 20 years. He manages La Tricolor 107.1, a Spanish-language radio station, and amplifies Latino voices through radio and digital media by sharing human stories that connect cultures and celebrate humanity. I have a curse with long-distance relationships. Maybe it all […]
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When the light goes out: Understanding seasonal depression
By Mónica Grijalva Ruiz, LCSWMental Harmony This Sol del Valle article has been translated for English Readers. The change in weather is indeed related to our quality of life. Every year, with the arrival of autumn and winter, many people experience more than just the simple cold in the air. It’s seasonal depression, also known […]
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Elevate Your Future: A story of struggle, faith and community
By Antonia Peña I’m originally from Chihuahua, Mexico, and over 25 years ago, I came to the United States with a dream: to find better opportunities for myself and my children. It wasn’t easy to leave behind my country, my people, my roots. Nor was it easy to start from scratch in Parachute with no […]
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As government steps back, we must look after our own
Dave Reed is LIFT-UP’s development director. Our valley is a land of stark contrasts, with great wealth coexisting with near-poverty. While many among us enjoy unprecedented luxury, thousands of families and individuals from Parachute to Aspen struggle from paycheck to paycheck. Recent federal policy changes will make life even harder for the people who keep […]
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Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council celebrates 20 years
On Aug. 2, the Roaring Fork Valley Horse Council (RFVHC) celebrated its 20th anniversary with a gala at the Hoffmann Hotel in Basalt. The hotel’s Sopris Room hosted a warm gathering of 75 guests. The evening featured appetizers, a cash bar, a taco bar and a special “Equus Film Festival” production created especially for the […]
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VOICES Radio Hour: Carried by butterflies
This month on VOICES Radio Hour — airing Friday, July 11 at 6pm on KDNK — Roaring Fork Valley locals share about their journeys to find home, whether here or returning to places they had never been before. Mateo Sandate shared his story of discovering one such place, and the family he found along the […]